| # | Driver | Owner | Car | Provisional | Sponsor |
| 0 | RAFAEL MARTINEZ | JOHNNY DAVIS | 05 CHEVY | X | TBA |
| 1 | BORIS SAID | JAMES FINCH | 05 DODGE | X | YELLOW TRANSPORTATION |
| 2 | CLINT BOWYER | RICHARD CHILDRESS | 05 CHEVY | X | AC DELCO |
| 4 | RYAN HEMPHILL | FRED BIAGI | 05 DODGE | X | GEICO/PETBRANDS |
| 5 | ADRIAN FERNANDEZ | RICK HENDRICK | 05 CHEVY | X | LOWE'S - HITACHI POWER TOOLS |
| 6 | PAUL WOLFE | RAY EVERNHAM | 05 DODGE | . | TBA |
| 7 | CHRIS COOK | ANDREA NEMECHEK | 05 CHEVY | X | TBA |
| 8 | MARTIN TRUEX, JR. | TERESA EARNHARDT | 05 CHEVY | . | BASS PRO SHOPS |
| 10 | MICHEL JOURDAIN | HERMIE SADLER | 05 FORD | . | TBA |
| 11 | PAUL MENARD | TERESA EARNHARDT | 05 CHEVY | . | MENARD'S |
| 12 | TIM FEDEWA | MIMI FITZ | 05 DODGE | X | GOULDS PUMP |
| 14 | DAVID STREMME | TERRY BRADSHAW | 05 DODGE | X | U.S. NAVY |
| 16 | MARK MONTGOMERY | WAYNE DAY | 05 CHEVY | . | 31-W INSULATION |
| 18 | J.J. YELEY | JOE GIBBS | 05 CHEVY | . | HOME DEPOT |
| 20 | DENNY HAMLIN | JOE GIBBS | 05 CHEVY | X | ROCKWELL AUTOMATION |
| 21 | KEVIN HARVICK | RICHARD CHILDRESS | 05 CHEVY | X | PELON PELO RICO |
| 22 | KENNY WALLACE | GREG POLLEX | 05 FORD | X | STACKER 2 |
| 23 | SHAWNA ROBINSON | GAIL DAVIS | 04 CHEVY | X | VASSARETTE |
| 24 | KIM CROSBY | GREG MIXON | 04 CHEVY | . | BOUDREAUX'S BUTT PASTE |
| 25 | ASHTON LEWIS | ED RENSI | 05 FORD | X | MARINE'S |
| 26 | MARK GREEN | KEITH COLEMAN | 04 CHEVY | . | TBA |
| 27 | DAVID GREEN | TAMMY BREWER | 05 FORD | X | KLEENEX RACING |
| 28 | JOHNNY SAUTER | JAY ROBINSON | 04 DODGE | X | YELLOW FREIGHT |
| 32 | SHANE HMIEL | TODD BRAUN | 05 CHEVY | X | WIN FUEL |
| 33 | RON HORNADAY JR | DELANA HARVICK | 05 CHEVY | . | YARD MAN |
| 34 | RANDY LAJOIE | FRANK CICCI | 05 CHEVY | . | DOLLAR GENERAL |
| 35 | JASON KELLER | SAM RENSI | 05 FORD | X | MCDONALDS |
| 36 | STANTON BARRETT | JOHN MCGILL | 04 CHEVY | . | DCT MOTORSPORTS |
| 38 | TYLER WALKER | BRAD AKINS | 05 DODGE | X | GREAT CLIPS RACING |
| 40 | CARLOS CONTRERAS | ARMANDO FITZ | 05 DODGE | . | ROSH FRANS |
| 41 | REED SORENSON | CHIP GANASSI | 05 DODGE | . | DISCOUNT TIRE |
| 42 | JAMIE MCMURRAY | FLOYD GANASSI | 05 DODGE | . | HAVOLINE |
| 43 | JOSE RAMIREZ MAGANA | MIKE CURB | 05 DODGE | . | DEL VALLE NECTARS |
| 44 | JUSTIN LABONTE | TERRY LABONTE | 05 CHEVY | X | TEAM COAST GUARD RACING |
| 47 | JON WOOD | JODI GESCHICKTER | 04 FORD | X | CLOROX/WISK |
| 49 | MARA REYES | JAY ROBINSON | 04 FORD | X | ADVIL |
| 52 | SCOTT GAYLORD | JIMMY MEANS | 05 FORD | . | TBA |
| 55 | ROBBY GORDON | ROBBY GORDON | 05 CHEVY | . | TBA |
| 58 | BRENT SHERMAN | DOUG STRINGER | 05 DODGE | . | SERTA RACING |
| 59 | STACY COMPTON | TAD GESCHICKTER | 04 FORD | X | KINGSFORD/BUSH'S BAKD BEANS |
| 60 | CARL EDWARDS | JACK ROUSH | 05 FORD | X | CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS |
| 64 | RUSTY WALLACE | RUSTY WALLACE | 05 DODGE | . | BELL HELICOPTER |
| 65 | STAN SILVA, JR. | STAN SILVA. SR. | 04 CHEVY | . | A&S METALS/STAN SILVA TRUCK |
| 66 | JORGE GOETERS | CLARENCE BREWER | 05 FORD | X | CANELS-SCOTIA BANK |
| 67 | JIMMY MORALES | TOM ERIKSEN | 04 DODGE | . | TELMEX |
| 72 | RUBEN GARCIA NOVOA | PAT MACDONALD | 05 CHEVY | X | ROSH FRANS |
| 73 | ERIC JONES | DAN GRIFFIN | 05 CHEVY | . | RED CACTUS SALSA |
| 87 | RON FELLOWS | ANDREA NEMECHEK | 05 CHEVY | . | TBA |
| 90 | ELLIOTT SADLER | ROBERT YATES | 05 FORD | . | CITIFINANCIAL |
| 92 | FREDDY TOME, JR. | JAMES O'KANE | 04 FORD | . | IXELL/VOXIP/RADIO SHACK |
| 97 | TODD SOUZA | KELLY SOUZA | 05 CHEVY | . | CENTRAL CAST CABINETS |
Mexico's 1st NASCAR race a challenge
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Ron Hornaday Jr. took a first glance at the winding course for Sunday's NASCAR road course and acted a bit confused.
"Which way does it go?" asked the veteran Busch series driver.
The good ol' boys have already broken free of their Southern roots. Now, they're eyeing a potentially booming market south of the border.
NASCAR will take its second-tier Busch Series to Mexico this weekend, the first time such a prominent points race has been held outside the United States and perhaps the precursor to going international with the Nextel Cup drivers.
About a half-dozen Cup regulars have entered the Mexican race - it's a rare off week for the Nextel series - but Tony Stewart won't be among them. He's wary of traveling to a still-developing nation.
"Anywhere you go where they've got to get the Federales or the police or whatever they are to escort your rigs to the track, that's not somewhere where I want to race," Stewart said.
Making it back to the United States for the March 13 races at Las Vegas is what some drivers are most worried about.
"I'm worried about not being seen again," Kenny Wallace says.
"I don't really know if it's dangerous or it's not," McMurray says. "I'm really not worried about it. I've been told to use some common sense."
The crowd favorites, though, will be drivers like Fernandez, who has raced on the Mexico City course in open-wheel cars.
"I'm very excited," said Fernandez, a former CART star said. "I feel like a kid again. I've been racing for a long time and I have to thank Hendrick Motorsports and Lowe's for this opportunity for me to be able to race in front of my hometown fans. It's a dream come true."
Fernandez even has a warning for his American rivals.
"My advantage is the fans," he said recently at Daytona. "If I don't win, the other drivers will have a problem. They cannot touch me, or otherwise they will not get out of the country."
Anybody know if Andrea Nemechek is any relation to Joe?